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Show ROAD NEEDED TO OPEN CANNEL COAL DEPOSIT Several Inquiries have come to Professor Profes-sor William Peterson, Geologist for t ho state board of ecjualiza tion. with regard to I lie cannel coal deposits which exist in southern Utah. The presence of these deposits has been known for some time, and their commercial value lias before been realized. They a re espeeia Insult In-sult able for the production of by-products, such as aniline dyes, menthol and a loni? list of similar products, which, until the world war. came alnio.vt exclusively exclu-sively from Cermany. Professor Peterson said thnt the Utah croppinus of cannel coal are in about as Inaccessible position as coubl be found In the stat e. They are at the head of Zion canyon, tho nature of u inch prevents pre-vents their being taken out that way In any quantity. The coal miht more easily, he thinks, bo taken over the hill to Co.nl Creek or Cedar canyon?. This, be pil'l. would in volvo large expense. However, if a rallrond should reach Cedar City, it is possible that the development devel-opment of those deposits commercially might follow. Profcsyor Peterson said. |